Chitin microparticles and their medical uses
AssigneeMucovax Inc.
InventorPeter Strong
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Abstract
The present invention relates to chitin microparticles and their medical uses, in particular in the treatment of allergy, or the treatment of conditions that would benefit from an upregulation of the cell mediated immune system, or an up-regulation of natural killer (NK) cell activity and/or the secretion of interferon-γ (IFN-γ).
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A method of treating a condition in a patient in need thereof, wherein the condition would benefit from the up-regulation of the cell-mediated immune system, the method comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a chitin microparticle (CMP) preparation, wherein the CMP preparation is administered intranasally or by inhalation and the chitin microparticles have an average diameter of less than 10 μm.
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A method for up-regulating the cell-mediated immune system comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a chitin microparticle (CMP) preparation, wherein the CMP preparation is administered intranasally or by inhalation and the chitin microparticles have an average diameter of less than 10 μm.
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